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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by InFerNo@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I'm not coming up with a lot of useful (clear) results when searching for a solution to this issue.

Is it OK to simply dd the 128GB disk to the 32GB disk using count to stop after the 16GB partition was cloned?

A bit more context: I had to clone a 16GB eMMC and only had a 128GB SD around. Now I purchased a 32GB eMMC and want to clone it again. The partition holds a root filesystem for an ARMv8 device. I don't have the 16GB eMMC anymore, that would have been the easy way out.

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[-] zelifcam@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I’d use clonezilla

E: It’s not that it can’t be done other ways, it’s just clonezilla will work and has worked for nearly 2 decades. Plus, it’s a nice tool to throw in the toolbox once you know how to use it.

E. Why do you feel like you have to use something like dd for this particular task? Less than 16 GB of data? Ya probably could have copied it over manually by now.

[-] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

It's not an active partition/disk I want to clone. Clonezilla seems like something I need to boot into?

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 3 points 11 hours ago

Use a clonezilla boot usb. I did exactly what you're trying with clonezilla: 16gb partition on a 128gb ssd to a 64gb ssd. The clone disk is in a production machine rn and has been for two months.

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